India's commerce and industry minister, Anand Sharma, said that India was ready to begin talks regarding bilateral investment treaty.
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Gagfah offers 40 million shares to raise capital
Gagfah will be offering 40 million shares to raise capital. Gagfah, a German real estate group, announced last Tuesday that it will be offering 40 million shares to raise capital.
Calpers delays database launching
Calpers, a US $259 billion fund, delays the launching of its database that would make known information about their pensioners.
Paulson's gold fund falls 65% through June
Fund manager John Paulson lost 65% worth of its gold fund this year after the portfolio fell by 23% last June.
US venture firm Q2 fundraising decreases 54%
US venture firm fundraising activity decreased 54% in the second quarter this year. There was a decline of 54% in fundraising by US venture-capital firms in the second quarter.
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Leaps's average 1,320 contracts per day climbed to 7,139 contracts which raised questions from options analytics.
Merrill Lynch offices in New York and Washington D.C. hired advisers from rival, Morgan Stanley. Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch hired veteran brokers from its rival, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
According to Michael Steinberg's lawyers, his trial might be biased due to the wall-to-wall media coverage.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., lost US$6.5 billion in combined equity that threatened levels of capital across the industry.
According to sources, signing and enactment of Colombian pension fund decree may be delayed. Colombia's Finance Minister, Mauricio Cerdenas, may announce that the signing of the pension fund decree could be delayed, according to high-level government and industry sources.
According to the Argentine central bank, the Evita bank notes are legal tender. The Argentine central bank said in a statement this week that "The 100-peso bills with the image of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron are legal tender and must be accepted by all retailers and financial institutions.
According to sources, Pinnacle Foods and Fresh Del Monte were considering to place bids for Del Monte Foods.
Greece announced satisfaction with the decision of the euro zone which granted the country Eur6.8 billion to redeem bonds in August.
Latin American currencies low as investors waited for results of Fed's meeting. Latin American currencies changed little last Tuesday as investors waited for the results of the US Federal Reserve's latest meeting.
